The Impact of China’s Fertility Decline on China’s Economy

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10.2991/assehr.k.211209.009How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Population control; fertility; economic growth; labor; aging population

Abstract

The one-child policy in China is one of the strictest population control policies in contemporary society. The policy aims to curb excessive population growth that contributed to poverty and economic mismanagement in the 1970s. However, decades later, the policy seems to bring more problems rather than solutions, because China’s fertility rate is falling sharply. Despite government’s intervention measures, like the two-child policy in 2016, the negative consequences of the implementation of family planning are triggering an economic crisis.

This research uses literary analysis to study the declining fertility rate in China, the role of population control policies, and the subsequent economic effects. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics, the United Nations, and Census databases has been studies to establish correlations among study components. The analysis and discussion outline that China’s population is declining due to population control programs and it will cause an economic crisis if the trend in declining fertility is not intercepted and reversed. The conclusion affirms the discussion and suggests better population control, like educational opportunities.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Bingyi Liao
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/15
TI  - The Impact of China’s Fertility Decline on China’s Economy
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 3rd International Conference on Economic Management and Cultural Industry (ICEMCI 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 55
EP  - 59
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211209.009
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211209.009
ID  - Liao2021
ER  -